Winesap

An old American dessert apple still grown commercially.

Origin: USA, 1800

Pollination: Winesap is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

British-grown All our bare-root trees are personally hand-grafted by our Nursery Manager and grown on at our nursery in Kent. We have Defra and Plant Healthy certification. More ...

Winesap apple trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2025

We do not stock this variety, but we can produce custom-graft trees for you. Trees can be grafted on any of the following rootstocks:

Form	Rootstock	Price
Maiden	M9Dwarfing	£39.00
Maiden	M26Semi-dwarfing	£39.00
Maiden	MM106Semi-vigorous	£39.00

Custom graft trees would be supplied in December 2026. More details of our custom grafting service here.

Characteristics of Winesap apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Red
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Oct
Season of use	Dec-Mar
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Good
Disease resistance	Scab - Very susceptible Mildew - Slightly susceptible
Pollination date	10
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners